Questoin about my refrigerator???
My family and I went camping this weekend and my refrigerator would not get cold on electric. It is a Norcold refigerator. The freezer worked perfectly and I could get the refrigerator to get cold u...
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Even if the fridge is working properly cooling the fridge in electric mode will likely take a very long time - days even. This is especially true if the ambient temperature is high.
What I and most other campers do is pre-cool the fridge the night before travel using propane. In my case the fridge would be running on propane and at the highest setting for over 12 hours before we leave and even then the fridge area is cool but not cold. We then load up with cold stuff from the house fridge and don't open the door again until we need something, usually after setup at a campground. All the while the fridge would be running on gas. Cool but still not cold. After arrival it switches over to electric, and it is only until the next morning after running all night on electricity that it is cold. After a couple more days, if we don't moderate the temp setting tomatoes will want to freeze in the fridge.
Moral of story - these RV fridges talke a while to cool even on propane, and especially if it is hot outside. I live in Texas so you can imagine. Your fridge may be working, just taking a long time to settle down. I also suggest getting a small battery operated fridge fan to help move the air around.
What I and most other campers do is pre-cool the fridge the night before travel using propane. In my case the fridge would be running on propane and at the highest setting for over 12 hours before we leave and even then the fridge area is cool but not cold. We then load up with cold stuff from the house fridge and don't open the door again until we need something, usually after setup at a campground. All the while the fridge would be running on gas. Cool but still not cold. After arrival it switches over to electric, and it is only until the next morning after running all night on electricity that it is cold. After a couple more days, if we don't moderate the temp setting tomatoes will want to freeze in the fridge.
Moral of story - these RV fridges talke a while to cool even on propane, and especially if it is hot outside. I live in Texas so you can imagine. Your fridge may be working, just taking a long time to settle down. I also suggest getting a small battery operated fridge fan to help move the air around.
